GK Question

science hard true_false

True or False: The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) aims to study atmospheric neutrinos using a magnetized iron calorimeter detector.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

INO (proposed in Theni, Tamil Nadu) will house a 50-kton ICAL detector to study neutrino mass hierarchy and oscillation parameters. Neutrinos are elusive particles that can reveal fundamental physics beyond the Standard Model. [[DST Reports, NCERT Physics Class 12]]

Topic Physics - Neutrino Research
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